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Databases compiled from the Ministry of Primary Industries list of Tropical fish allowed to be imported into New Zealand.
Freshwater Fish A toH. Freshwater Fish I to Z. Tropical Marine Fish .
Killifish on list Marine Invertebrates. Exotic Reptiles and Amphibians
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Bolbitis heudelotii
African Water Fern
- Scientific Name: Bolbitis heudelotii
- Origin: West Africa
- Temperature (°C): 22 - 26
- pH range: 5.8 - 7.0
- Hardness (ppm): 30 - 170
- Light: Low - High
- Height: 200mm
- Difficulty: Demanding
- Notes: A water fern with a creeping rhizome somewhat like Java fern that must be grown attached to wood or rocks. Prefers moving water. Growth can be increased considerably by supplying Co2, and is only optimal in soft, slightly acidic water.
- Propagation: By rhizome division
- Source: FNZAS